Window-cleaning utensil.



c. W, ooovn. WINDOW GLEANING UTENSIL. APPLIUATION FILED JUNE 10, 1909.

Patented Max: 15,1910.

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CHARLES W. COOVER, F

FORT COLLINS, COLORADO.

WINDOW-CLEANING UTENSIL.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 10, 1909. Serial No. 501,310.

.Cleaning Utensils, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to implements for cleaning, and particularly to a device peculiarly adapted for cleaning windows.

lu general terms my improved implement includes a receptacle or reservoir having an approximately triangular form in cross seetion, the reservoir being so mounted upon-a socket as that the base of the triangle shall be uppermost, thus providing two opposed sharp edges which project beyond the socket. (.)ne of these edges is cut-away and the opening is filled with fibrous material. This fibrous material? is held in place by means of an adjusting wedge having an adjustable engagement with the end walls of' the reservoir.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, and to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction,

. reference is to be had to the following desci-.iption and accompanying drawing, in

which:v

l"i,i jurev l is a perspective view; Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line w-a of Fig.

il; ling-9:?) Ais a detail view showing the means for retaining the wick-holding wedge in place', and, Fig. 4 is an end elevation of' the wedge with the springs in place.

Corresponding and like partsl are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the same reference characters.

In the drawing, 1 designates a reservoir or receptacle having preferably triangular shape in cross section. To the apex of the triangle is attached a socket 2, whereby the device may be supported upon any suitable handle 3. The receptacle -may be of any desired length whiclr will adapt it best for the purposes for which it is designed, and is provided on its outer face or any suitable point `with the filling opening et closed by a removable cap 5. One of the opposed outer edges of the reservoir is cut away, as at 6, along its entire length, and in the opening thus left is placed a mass of fibrous material such as cotton wicking or other material of like nature, this material T being l held in place in the opening 6 in any con- I venient manner. The ends of the strands extend inward into the interior of the reservoir, and act by capillary attraction to draw the moisture therefrom. lVhile I may hold the wicking or fibrous strands 7 in place in any convenient manner, I pref'- erably use for this purpose the triangular strip S which is wedged into the middle of the mass of wicking and forces it outward, wedging it into place against the edges of the opening (S, as shown in'Fig. 2.

It will be seen that the triangular strip divides the strands into two parts, and that the wicking on either side of the fibrous material will be more or less compressed against t-he edges of the opening G. It will also be seen that by adjusting the strip v8 within the opening 6 to a greater or less degree,the fibers of the wicking will be more or less compressed, and that thus a smaller or greater amount of water will be drawn out by the wicking or will supply the same with moisture. This mass of wicking is to be used vas a washer Aand scrubber. edge of the reservoir is provided on its exterior with an angular flange 9 which extends entirely along the face of the receptacle, and the upstanding edge or margin of this flange is spaced sufficiently from the reservoir to provide for the retention therein of a rubber strip 10 of the character usual up somewhat above the upper edge of the reservoir so thatits margin may be flexible to a certain degree. The strip of rubber 10 constitutes a wiper whichl is used after the window has 'been washed by the scrubber 7. The moisture on the window is then wiped down by means of the strip 10. The Window may be afterward dried in the usual manner.

My implement is particularly effective for the purpose for which it is designed by reasonl of the fact that the inverted triangular shape of the reservoir provides two opposed projecting edges extending out beyond the middle portions of the receptacle, thus permitting the device to be used over out-jutting cornices or lintels of windows, and also to be operated wit-l1 the handle practically vertical. Further, my invention provides a of compression to which the wicking or fibrous material is subjected, thus not only holding the wicking or fibrous material securely in place, but controlling the amount The opposite to window wipers, which strip projects Patented Mar. 115, MMO.

very simple means for adjusting the amount n -afaaeoa of water which may pass through the wicking and also to be operated from any an le desired, without danger of the side of t e receptacle itself contacting with. the w1ndoW. While I have referred to the openmg as being filled with material such as wicking, I- wish it understood that I might use spongtiti if desired, 'for this purpose,y it bea attached at one end b formed with a plura ity of outwardly projecting tongues 13.- The end pieces of the receptacle, at the cut-away edge 6, are each provided with the inwardly turned detent 14 with which the tongues 13 engage. It

will be obvious that these detents andy ton ues will permit the inward movement of t e wedge, but prevent any outward move-l ment thereof, so that the wedge may be securely held in its adjusted posltlon. A perforated wall 15 is a so preferably used, d1-

viding the reservoir and forming a compartment for the wicking. This Wall will prevent any chance of the water oozing out of the reservoir through the wicking to too great extent.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is Y 1. A device of the character described,

comprising a reservoirhaving a handle, said l.

'detent engageable by said tongues.

reservoir having an edge projecting out' be'-A yond the bod of the reservoir and cutaway to form a on itudinally extendin fslit, cleaning materia y extending therethrough into'the interior of the reservoir, a wedge located within the mass of fibrous material and disposed enheld withinsaid sl1t` and tirely between the edges of said slit', and means on the ends of the wedge for engaging the end Walls of the reservoir and per-- mitting the wedge to be adjusted inward or outward through said slit.

2. A device of the character described, including a handle, a reservoir, trianvular in section and longitudinally extended, at tached at its apex to the handle, said reservoir thereb having closed edges projecting outon eac side beyond the body of the reservoir, one of said edges being cut away to forni a lon itudinally extendingv slit, fibrous materia? supported between the edges of said slit and extending through the slit into the interior. wedge located entirely of `the reservoir, a; within the mas: of

fibrous material and between the. edges of the slit, means on the wedge engaging with the end walls of the reservoir whereby the wedge may be adjusted inward or outward, aud a longitudinally extending strip of rubber attached to the edge of the reservoir directly opposed to forming a wiping strip.

3. In a device of the character described, a reservoir having a handle, an edge ofthe reservoir being cut away to form a longitudinally extending slit, fibrous material supported within said slit extending into theI the slitted edge, and' reservoir and forming a scrubber, a tri- L angular strip or wedge located Within the mass offibrous materialand yforcingfit against the walls lof the reservoir,van1dy a spring on each end of the Wedge, having' thereon detent tongues, the end `walls lof the reservoir adjacent to the slit thereof being formed with an inwardly extendingv In testimony whereof I aiix ymy signature lin presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses CHAs. A. LEE, H. O. MCCREIGHT.

CHARLES w. ooovER. [a a] 

